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Here are some additional items you might find of interest which we couldn't fit on the front page.

FOUR FRESHMEN FANS AROUND THE WORLD EACH SEPT. 20 CELEBRATE THE FIRST professional appearance of the group 61 years ago. Read more here.

FANS CAN CUSTOMIZE A LICENSE PLATE FRAME to promote the Four Freshmen and the Society. Click here to learn how to do it.

CLIPS FROM FRESHMEN DVD, "LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS," ON YOUTUBE

The Four Freshmen's first-ever DVD aired on some Public Broadcasting Stations in the fall of 2008 as a special during pledge weeks.

"The Four Freshmen: Live From Las Vegas" shows the guys in performance in February, 2006. Three excerpts from the DVD also are available on YouTube, as follows:

"If I Only Had a Brain"

"Day In, Day Out" (They're also introduced by original Freshmen Bob Flanigan!)

"Angel Eyes" (This one features a trumpet solo by Curtis Calderon.)

For the above, be sure to rate the clip and, if you have a YouTube account, add some comments in the space provided.

Read more about the DVD and how to order your copy here.

SEE MORE OF THE FRESHMEN ON YOUTUBE

YouTube features another video of the current Freshmen, from 2006. For this one, just click here to see the guys when they appeared on an early morning (ouch!) show on the CBS station, WCCO-TV, in Minneapolis-St. Paul Oct. 7, 2006 – a few hours before their evening show in the Twin Cities that night.

You'll get to see them close up doing "There Will Never Be Another You." (If you get the feeling there's something missing, you're right. Bob Ferreira is without his customary drum set – obviously not needed for this brief 3 minute 41 second appearance.) The clip opens with an ad and a brief interview with the show host.

GET AND GIVE THE FRESHMEN'S LATEST CD, "SNOWFALL," FOR THE HOLIDAYS!

It's not too early to begin putting together your holiday gift list and ordering copies of the Freshmen's latest CD, "Snowfall," for friends, family – and yourself!

Released last year just before Christmas, it's the group's first CD since "In Session" and the first holiday-themed CD by any Four Freshmen group in decades! You can hear samples online.

Click here for more details.

EX-FRESHMEN MIKE BEISNER DEAD AT AGE 53

Mike Beisner, one of the most exciting members of The Four Freshmen legacy, died of a heart attack July 6 (2008) in Las Vega at age 53. He sang with the Freshmen off and on for 13 years, ending in September 1992. FF fans know him as a member of groups 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18

For more, click here.

GENE PUERLING OF THE HI-LO'S AND SINGERS UNLIMITED FAME died March 27 (2008) after a long and influential career as a singer and composer. Click here for more details.

SEE A 50th ANNIVERSARY PHOTO OF EX-FRESHMEN KEN ALBERS

We've added a 1998 photo of former Freshmen Ken Albers, taken in a happy moment for him and for his fans, to our Web site tribute to him.

A longtime member of and a major influence on the Four Freshmen, Ken died April 19, 2007, in California after a lengthy illness.

The photo was taken at the 1998 50th anniversary Four Freshmen reunion and fan convention in Las Vegas -- Ken's first such event. Click here the link to the photo. Scroll down.

Read more -- a lot more -- about Ken here.

HERE ARE LINKS TO SEVERAL RARE VIDEO CLIPS of the original Four Freshmen -- Ross and Don Barbour, Bob Flanigan, and Hal Kratzsch -- as made available on YouTube. Click here for more information about what's available.

COLLEGE GROUP PERFORMS FRESHMEN FAN FAVORITE

One of the most-loved Freshmen songs has been "Their Hearts Were Full of Spring." A University of Michigan men's choral group performed the song in March 2007 with great reverence. You can view it here.